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UNITED STATES PATENT'- 'QEEica Y JosEPn c. DONNELLY, oE PHILADELPHIA,PENNSYLVANIA.

MATCH-MAKING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 565,674, dated August`11, 1896.

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Be it known that I, JOSEPH C. DONNELLY, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city and county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements AinMatch-Making Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description, reference being'had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part of this specification.

This invention relates to machines for making matches, having referencemore especially to mechanism for cutting splints from the block andassemblingthem row by row in suitable plates or holders, by means ofwhich the dipping or heading operation may be cxpeditiousl y effectedand to this end the invention comprehends a novel construction andarrangement of block-feeding hoppers and of coacting feed mechanismtherefor; a novel construction and `arrangement of the cutters and oftheir supporting and operating parts; a novel construction of` transfermechanism for receiving the splints and introducing them to the dippingplates or holders; a

novel construction and arrangement ofthe plate-supply hopper, and of the`devices for removing the plates in respect to the transfer mechanism,and also various novel features of construction and organization of`parts whereby advantages are gained, as will be hereinafter describedand claimed.

In the annexed drawings, Figure-1 is a longitudinal vertical section ofthe machine. Fig. lais a planof the` machine with the plate-supplyhopper removed and the auxiliary wood-feeding hoppers broken away. Fig.2 is a partial front view of the machine. Fig. 3 is aview of theleft-hand sidethereof. Fig. t is a View of the right-hand side of themachine, the exhaust-fan therefor being shown in Fig. 4f. Figs. 5, 6,and 7 are separate views of certain cams hereinafter referred to. Fig. 8is a plan of the auxiliary wood-feeding hopper. Fig. 9 is a sideelevaiion thereof. Fig. 10 is an .end View of the same. Fig. 11 is asectional detail through the forward end of the hopper, showing thefollower and one end of the .operating-screw therefor. Fig. 12 is adetail of the screwdriving mechanism. Fig. 13 is aplan thereof. Fig. 14is a detail of the devices for .ating the feed-rolls.

of the cutters. Fig. 19 is an elevation of the splint receiving andtransferring cylinder and its ad] uncts. Fig. 2O is an end view of saidcylinder, showing the ratchet-and-pawl mechanism for intermittentlyrotating the same. Fig. 2l is a vertical section through a portion ofthe dipping-plate, the transfercylinder, the upper portion of thecarrier, the cutter-bar thereon, a feed-hopper, and a portion of theunderlying exhaust-chamber, the parts being shown in the position theyoccupy immediately upon the introduction of a row of splints to saidplate. Fig. 22 is a sectional elevation. of the 'carrier and thetransfer cylinder, showing the air-exhaust passages from the cylinder-tolateral conduits on the main frame, said carrier being represented asinits lowest-position. Fig. 23 is a horizontal section as on the line b bof Fig. 22. exhaust-chamber as detached from the Inachine. Fig. 25 is avertical section as on the line c c of Fig. 2-1. Fig. 26 is a-plan ofthe duplex hopper with the capplates`re moved. Fig. 27 vis a sectionaldetail of said hopper as on the line d d of Fig. 1. Fig. 28 isasectional elevation of one set of main feedrolls and their im mediateconnections. Fig. 29 is a vertical section through a portion of the mainhopperfand the feed-rolls therein as on the line e e of Fig. l.

Fig. 24 isa vplan of the main Fig. 30 is a detail of thepawl-and-ratchet mechanism for actui Fig. 31 is a detail, in end view,of the lever-and-link connections for operatin g both pawl-and-ratchetmechanisms simultaneously. Fig. 3la is a section of the mainexhaust-chamber, showing the lever 16 and its fulcrum-stud. Fig. 32 is aplan "of the plate-supply hopper. Fig. 33 is a v erticat section of saidhopper, showing plates therein `and one of the feed-pawl devices. Fig.Slis a similar section of the forward portion of said hopper. Fig. 35Ais a section IOS through one of the sides of the hopper as on thelineff of Fig. 32. Fig. 3G is a front elevation of the bracket or supportupon which the plates are successively delivered from the hopper. Fig.37 is a side view of said bracket or support. Fig. 38 is a sectionaldetail of the locking mechanism for the transfer-cylin der abovereferred to. Fig. 39 is a detail in plan of the main driving mechanismand immediate connections.

The numeral 1 designates a substantial supporting-frame of appropriateshape and size for its intended purpose, and 2 the main driving-shaft,to which motion is imparted from a suitable source of power.

Supported on the upper forward portion of the main frame is a frame 3,in which are formed two converging chambers, by way of which the wood isfed to the cutters. The frame 3 thus constitutes a duplex hopper. Itcomprises a channeled base 4:, that is bolted to an underlyingair-chamber 5, (hereinafter described,) fixed between the sides of themain frame, the rear walls of the chambers converging at a point midwayof the sides of the main frame and the inner or discharging ends of thechambers terminating in a common transverse line or edge that intersectsthe apex of the said walls, whereby the wood discharged from each of thechambers will be fed similarly upon such line or edge, so as to presentthe maximum amount of material thereto for a purpose below explained.The hoppers are covered by cap-plates G, which are bolted to the baseportion.

Within each of the hoppers, near the discharging ends thereof, arefeedrolls 7, preferably milled, by means of which the wood isperiodically fed forward. In the present instance there are two rolls ineach hopper, the same being formed on shafts S, that extend inwardly atright angles to the hopper, or substantially so. The shafts of the rollsin the respective hoppers thus converge toward the median line of themachine. These shafts are mounted in boxes 9, that are supported uponand bolted to the top of the air-chamber 5, above referred to, and theshafts of each set of rolls are provided with coacting gears 10, wherebythe rolls may be driven in concert. Each of the lower shafts is extendedrearwardly and journaled in a box l1 on a cr-oss-bar of the main frame,such extension having aiiixed thereto a ratchet-wheel 12,with whichengages a suitable actuating-pawl 13. This pawl is pivoted to the outerarm of a rock-frame 14, that is mounted on the extension, to the endthat when said frame is oscillated the ratchet-wheel and, perforce, theshafts and the feed-rollers are intermittently rota-ted. The inner armsof the respective rock-frames are connected by means of links 15 withone arm of a bell-crank lever10,which is fulcrumed to a stud 1G, mountedin a lug 16b on the wall of the air-chamber 5. The

, other arm of this lever is connected by means of a link 17 with acrank-arm 18 on a rockshaft 19, which has its bearings in the side wallsof the main frame, said shaft having affixed thereto an arm 20, whichrests upon and is actuated by an appropriate cam 21 on the maindriving-shaft. The arm 20 is held normally in engagement with the cam bymeans of a suitably-disposed spring 20, one end of which is secured tothe arm and the other end to the main frame. (See Fig. By thisconstruction the feed-rolls are simultaneously operated, the contour ofthe cam, Fig. 5, determining their periodical actions in harmony withthe other coacting mechanisms hereinafter described.

VVithin each of the hoppers there are located in rear of the feed-rollsspring-actuated plates 22, which are adapted to bear against blocks ofwood of different thickness and thus force them against the back or feedline of the hopper. In the present instance these plates are fixed tovertically-disposed studs adjacent to the forward wall of the hopper,the upper ends of the studs extending through the cap-plate aud beingprovided with arms 23, that are connected by spiral springs 24, thetendency of which is to force the arms toward the center of the hopper.

Let into the top and bottom of each of the hoppers, immediately inadvance of the feedrolls, are plates 25, which are provided withlongitudinal guide-ribs 26, into which the opposed surfaces of the blockare forced by the feed-rolls, such ribs thereby guiding and steadyingthe blocks as they are presented to the cutters below described.

Extending outwardly from each of the hoppers is an auxiliary hopper 27,which is adapted to receive the wood and to feed it into the main hopperand into'the bite of the feed-rolls. This auxiliary hopper comprises atrough, one end of which is bolted to the end of the main hopper whilethe other or outer end is supported upon a suitable pedestal, suchauxiliary hopper thus communicat-ing with the main hopper and being ineffect a continuation thereof.

The bottom of the trough extends below the main hopper, so as to form achamber for the reception of a screw 28, that extends the entire lengthof the trough and has its bearings in the respective ends of the latter.Arranged within the trough is a follower 29, which is operativelyengaged with the screw, whereby when the screw is turned the follower isimpelled forwardly within the trough. On the side walls of the troughare ledges 30,

which are on the same horizontal plane as the iioor of the main hopper,which ledges are designed to sustain the blocks of wood within theauxiliary hopper. Hence the follower in its movement advances suchblocks toward the main hopper.

The follower herein shown is of the following construction: 31 is aslide that is fitted to longitudinal guideways in the side walls of thetrough. Pivoted to this slide, near the forward upper corner thereof, isa head 32, on

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